figures out

present tense third-person singular of figure out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of figures out Those things matter, but great corporate videography starts earlier, in the pre-phase, the exploratory phase, when the production team figures out what the client is really trying to accomplish. Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 Some 1,270 counties lost residents in the year to July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau figures out Thursday. Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026 One of Wood’s favorite bits is his character’s reaction when Grace figures out a way to turn the game to her favor. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 That could come as the economy figures out what to do with all the labor that software has eaten. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026 With this approach, rather than just having police respond to an issue, the department figures out a way to try and resolve it. David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025 And there are equally dangerous, thuggish government figures out there up to no good as well. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figures out
Verb
  • This is not a rebrand of Operations Research, which solves defined problems.
    Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • What is far harder to replicate is a workforce that absorbs new tools quickly, solves problems unprompted and keeps improving after training ends.
    Ayush Gupta, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Interrupted by power outages, a relentlessly barking dog and the unexpected arrival of a celebrated composer, the conversation steadily unravels.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Desperate struggles against the encroaching elements become a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of a different magnitude.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Every interview answers three questions long before an employment contract is signed.
    Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • How Tony would regard the film is a riddle that answers and negates itself, like his tattoo of a snake eating its own tail.
    Laurie Woolever, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic's President and CEO, told investors on an earnings call that that works out to an average rate of $307,000 per bed.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Spread across 339 nodes, the $242,624 paid since December works out at roughly $715 each.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The agreement reached Tuesday resolves federal civil rights lawsuits brought by Vernon Horn and Marquis Jackson against the city of New Haven, according to Mayor Justin Elicker and the firm that represented Horn.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The name resolves to the company, and the second bio reads like a corporate About page.
    Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Figures out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figures%20out. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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